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[times-of-israel] IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead: <p>Military says targets included Nukhba Force company commander, three platoon commanders and several other terror operatives; Hamas-run civil defense says a minor among the de… show more
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-hit-meeting-of-elite-hamas-commanders-near-gaza-port-six-reported-dead/">IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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[times-of-israel] PM, Kushner clashed over Israel’s insistence on continuing strikes against Oct. 7 terrorists: <p>After local indictment, man who allegedly attacked congregant at NYC synagogue hit with federal hate crime charges * Israel reportedly withdraws support for embattle… show more
d FIFA chief amid World Cup sell-off plan</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-19-2026/">PM, Kushner clashed over Israel’s insistence on continuing strikes against Oct. 7 terrorists</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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[aljazeera-all] Bolivia arrests political adviser to Latin American right-wingers: Arrest comes after attack on activist Nadia Beller, who says she was targeted for her opposition to corruption.
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[oilprice-com] Aramco Puts VLCCs Back Into Hormuz After Three-Week Pause: Saudi Arabia spent weeks finding ways around the Strait of Hormuz. Now it is starting to send tankers straight back through it. Saudi Aramco resumed crude loadings from its Ras Tanura and Juaymah terminals… show more
inside the strait last week, ending a three-week gap in activity at the ports, according to Kpler and Vortexa data cited by Reuters. Three VLCCs—Malaysia Prosperity, Algeria Prosperity and Singapore Prosperity—each loaded roughly 2 million barrels between August 12 and August 16. Six more VLCCs could load Saudi crude from inside Hormuz…
ingested 08-18 22:00:41 UTC · 36m agosource ↗ [marketwatch-top] Meta is facing its ‘Big Tobacco’ moment — and investors can profit: Even a loss in the landmark youth-safety trial would do little to hurt Mark Zuckerberg’s empire.
ingested 08-18 22:00:41 UTC · 36m agosource ↗ [oilprice-com] Peter Thiel Bets $76 Million on Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale: Palantir chairman and hedge fund owner Peter Thiel bought a 1% stake in one of the biggest companies operating in the Vaca Muerta shale formation in Argentina in the latest evidence of the play’s prospe… show more
cts as the world’s second-largest shale oil and gas deposit amid a global crunch. Thiel bought the stake in Vista in the form of American depositary shares worth $76 million, according to a security filing cited by Reuters. The purchase came four months after a meeting between the venture capitalist and Argentina’s president, Javier…
ingested 08-18 21:59:38 UTC · 38m agosource ↗ [nyt-business] Theater Chains Back Paramount-Warner Deal That States Say Will Hurt Them: America’s three largest movie theater companies have lined up behind David Ellison’s $111 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
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[aljazeera-all] Congo Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO: Officials warn they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission, which need to be broken to stop the spread.
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[aljazeera-all] Syria opens Assad-era nuclear programme to UN probe: UN watchdog reports that it found large amounts of material at undisclosed sites in Syria.
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[aljazeera-all] Trump administration moves to end rule protecting swaths of forest land: US Agriculture Department says rescinding 2001 rule will help reduce wildfire risk and return control to local managers.
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[aljazeera-all] Why is the US ramping up Tomahawk production?: Pentagon contracts defence manufacturer to increase output of cruise missiles.
ingested 08-18 21:38:30 UTC · 59m agosource ↗ [nyt-business] In a Big Pivot, Seat-Back Screens Are Returning at American Airlines: In an announcement on Tuesday, the carrier promised screens at every seat in its narrow-body fleet, along with an expansion of its premium seating.
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[aljazeera-all] WHO: Ebola can be contained in months if enough funding is provided: The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo can be brought under control in three months.
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[aljazeera-all] Trump says no talks planned with Iran amid anger over Iran-Oman Hormuz deal: US president hits out as states bordering the Strait of Hormuz continue talks on managing the strategic waterway.
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[aljazeera-all] Israeli strike reported to kill at least six in Gaza City: The strike comes as efforts to push an agreement aimed at ending hostilities remain stalled.
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[jerusalem-post-front] Huckabee urges Israel to act on settler ‘terrorism,’ warns Iran over nuclear program: <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5328,w_7992/732698' alt='US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee… show more
, June 30, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)' title='US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, June 30, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)' /><br />Huckabee further discussed the issues of Israel's elections and the war in Gaza, emphasizing his support for Israel's right to defend itself.<br />
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[bbc-business] American Airlines to bring back TV screens on US flights: It is also adding more premium seats, with the changes aimed at improving the travel experience and boosting revenue.
ingested 08-18 21:00:33 UTC · 1h agosource ↗ [oilprice-com] Distillate Stocks Sink Further as U.S. Crude Inventories Barely Budge: The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 328,000 barrels in the week ending August 14. In the week prior, US crude oil inventories… show more
rose by 9.072 million barrels on the back of increased imports, decreased exports, and a sizeable injection from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Commercial crude oil inventories excluding the SPR have lost just over 49 million barrels over the last eighteen weeks, with US crude inventories up 1.88 million for the year, according to API data, kept…
ingested 08-18 21:00:33 UTC · 1h agosource ↗ [oilprice-com] AI Could Make Big Oil Even Bigger: AI is changing energy systems, but data centers are only a small part of the impact. Much has been written and said about how the data center and AI boom are consuming and will consume increasingly higher shares of global electric… show more
ity demand, and grids are struggling to meet soaring demand. Fossil Fuel Gains Could Outweigh Emissions Cuts from Renewables Arguably, a fundamental change in the energy system may not come from surging power demand, but from the efficiencies and productivity gains AI will help energy companies achieve, according to a…
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[aljazeera-all] Russia reports Ukrainian drone strike near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Concern over the security of Europe's largest nuclear plant has been rife since Russia launched its full-scale war.
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[aljazeera-all] Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US: The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in the coming days.
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[aljazeera-all] Jose Mourinho returns to Real Madrid in closed-door ceremony: In an unusually private ceremony, Jose Mourinho has officially begun his second spell as Real Madrid manager.
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[times-of-israel] Israel-focused California primary pits progressive against AIPAC-backed moderate: <p>Democratic race for congressional seat is between Melissa Hernandez, whose campaign has received millions from pro-Israel PACs, and Aisha Wahab, who accuses Israel of genocide</… show more
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-focused-california-primary-pits-progressive-against-aipac-backed-moderate/">Israel-focused California primary pits progressive against AIPAC-backed moderate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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[times-of-israel] UAE says Iran fired two missiles at it, both fell in the sea: <p>No immediate comment from Tehran on alleged attack, two days after drone strike on UAE's only nuclear plant; Iran-backed rebels in Yemen attack Aramco refinery in Jazan with drones</p>
<p>The post… show more
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-says-iran-fired-two-missiles-at-it-both-fell-in-the-sea/">UAE says Iran fired two missiles at it, both fell in the sea</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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ingested 08-18 20:48:58 UTC · 1h agosource ↗ [marketwatch-top] Hidden Valley Ranch dressing may be a victim of this summer’s salad scare: As the cyclospora outbreak has made consumers more cautious about salad purchases, one analyst points to sales declines for Clorox’s Hidden Valley brand.
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[zerohedge-all] DSA Lawmaker Claims Shoplifting For "Biological Need" Shouldn't Be Illegal: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">DSA Lawmaker Claims Shoplifting For "Biological Need" Shouldn't Be Illegal</span>… show more
<div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A radical Democratic Socialist lawmaker from New York is under fire after declaring that <strong>theft driven by "biological need" shouldn't be treated as a crime,</strong> effectively green-lighting shoplifting while slamming big retailers.</p>
<p><a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/500px-Emily_Gallagher.jpg?itok=urO9tWgM" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/500px-Emily_Gallagher.jpg?itok=urO9tWgM"><picture><img data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="37d806e5-1380-4171-b9dd-835297784af7" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="530" width="500" class="inline-images image-style-inline-images" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/500px-Emily_Gallagher.jpg?itok=urO9tWgM" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /></picture></a></p>
<p>Emily Gallagher, a New York State Assembly member and part of the Democratic Socialists of America's New York State Socialists in Office caucus, sparked outrage this week with comments defending petty theft at a press conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court.</p>
<p>"Most of what we saw were crimes of poverty - people who are stealing things like toothpaste, people who were stealing things like, you know, soap. And that means if you're stealing those things, you need them. And w
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[zerohedge-all] Vaccine-Maker Claims Splitting MMR Shot Could Take Up To 10 Years: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vaccine-Maker Claims Splitting MMR Shot Could Take Up To 10 Years</span>
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ty="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em><a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/splitting-mmr-vaccine-as-trump-recommends-could-take-up-to-10-years-merck-6076422?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge">Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times</a>,</em></p>
<p><strong>Splitting the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine into separate shots could take up to a decade,</strong> according to one of the two companies that produce the vaccine for the U.S. market.</p>
<a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281048%29.jpg?itok=JX5qs_eY" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281048%29.jpg?itok=JX5qs_eY"><picture><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images"><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fdeaf3d9-1db9-4523-8ccf-de059cc2da03" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="333" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/image_80%281048%29.jpg?itok=JX5qs_eY" typeof="foaf:Image" width="500" /><figcaption><em>A tray of MMR vaccine vials at a clinic in Lubbock, Texas, on March 1, 2025. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images</em></figcaption></figure></picture></a>
<p>"Even under current expedited review pathways, it could take years - potentially as many as 10 - to meet the safety and efficacy requiremen
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[zerohedge-all] Here's Where The Nation's Hottest Housing Markets Are: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Here's Where The Nation's Hottest Housing Markets Are</span>
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clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>The US housing market's top 10 hottest ZIP codes this year are all located in the Midwest and Northeast for the fourth consecutive year </strong> - as tight inventories due to limited homebuilding has fueled competition, according to a Monday report from Realtor.com. </p>
<a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281026%29.jpg?itok=jGawtEA5" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281026%29.jpg?itok=jGawtEA5"><picture><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images"><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fb0969ae-7fe9-4890-b5f8-ddf8d254e996" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="333" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/image_80%281026%29.jpg?itok=jGawtEA5" typeof="foaf:Image" width="500" /><figcaption><em>A builder works on a commercial property under construction in Peabody, Mass., on Jan. 12, 2015. Peabody is the nation's hottest housing market, according to Realtor.com. Elise Amendola/AP Photo</em></figcaption></figure></picture></a>
<p>The top 10 - as measured by buyer demand gauged by unique views and how quickly homes are selling are located in:</p>
<ul><li>Massachusetts</li>
<li>New Jersey</li>
<li>New York</li>
<li>Connecticut</li>
<li>Pennsylvania</li>
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[zerohedge-all] Federal Judge Halts Move Of FBI Headquarters To Ronald Reagan Building Rather Than Maryland: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Federal Judge Halts Move Of FBI Headquarters To Ronald Reagan Building… show more
Rather Than Maryland</span>
<div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em><a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-judge-halts-move-of-fbi-headquarters-to-ronald-reagan-building-rather-than-maryland-6076336?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge">Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times</a>,</em></p>
<p>A federal court on Aug. 17 <strong>blocked a Trump administration plan to move the proposed new FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building</strong> in Washington instead of a site in nearby Greenbelt, Maryland, that was chosen in 2023.</p>
<a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281047%29.jpg?itok=h-BCzwyk" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281047%29.jpg?itok=h-BCzwyk"><picture><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images"><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="49655e29-5d9c-47f9-9898-084f215e8112" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="333" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/image_80%281047%29.jpg?itok=h-BCzwyk" typeof="foaf:Image" width="500" /><figcaption><em>The former United States Agency for International Development building is seen at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, on July 08, 2025. Kayl
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[zerohedge-all] Why Is This Scumbag Still In America?: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Why Is This Scumbag Still In America?</span>
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eld--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em><a href="https://modernity.news/2026/08/18/why-is-this-scumbag-still-in-america/">Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News</a>,</em></p>
<p><strong>A 26-year-old Ghanaian migrant stalked and attacked women across Oklahoma City over a two-week span in August, getting arrested three times for sexual battery before firefighters witnessed him trying to rape a fourth woman on a public trail and held him for police.</strong></p>
<p><a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/scummod.jpg?itok=VAhOydWt" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/scummod.jpg?itok=VAhOydWt"><picture><img data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5dbdbab3-15e8-4047-8033-c894a3a916e3" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="281" width="500" class="inline-images image-style-inline-images" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/scummod.jpg?itok=VAhOydWt" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /></picture></a></p>
<p>Jeff Kufi (Kofi) Asare was booked on a first-degree rape charge with a $75,000 bond. The Oklahoma County District Attorney's office is pushing to raise that bond because of the rapid series of alleged assaults.</p>
<p>Court records show at least 19 criminal felony and misdemeanor charges filed against him since August 2023, with more than 20 arrests stretching back to 2022 for larceny, trespass, obstruction, i
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[zerohedge-all] Maryland Court Strikes Down Nation's First State Tax On Digital Advertising: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Maryland Court Strikes Down Nation's First State Tax On Digital Advertising</span>… show more
<div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em><a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/maryland-court-strikes-down-nations-first-state-tax-on-digital-advertising-6075925?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge">Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times</a>,</em></p>
<p>A state tax court in Maryland <strong>invalidated the nation's first state tax on digital advertising</strong> and directed state officials to refund tax payments already collected from major tech companies.</p>
<a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281041%29.jpg?itok=gN8yFeXL" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/image_80%281041%29.jpg?itok=gN8yFeXL"><picture><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images"><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f725e13e-4bf6-427c-94c0-ea3f20fc2dc7" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="333" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/image_80%281041%29.jpg?itok=gN8yFeXL" typeof="foaf:Image" width="500" /><figcaption><em>People pass a building on the Google headquarters campus in Mountain View, Calif., on July 23, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images</em></figcaption></figure></picture></a>
<p>The legal dispute had been closely watched by other states that are considering taxing
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[zerohedge-all] Jefferies Identifies High-Quality Energy And Materials Stocks As Cyclical Rotation Accelerates: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Jefferies Identifies High-Quality Energy And Materials Stocks As Cyc… show more
lical Rotation Accelerates</span>
<div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Jefferies analyst Lloyd Byrne wrote in a note on Monday that surging refined-product margins, stronger gas-fired power demand, and improving earnings estimates are <strong>providing clear tailwinds for energy stocks</strong>, even as valuations and technicals appear stretched.</p>
<p>Byrne showed that the <strong>clearest source of strength in the energy market is refining</strong>. The six-month New York Harbor diesel-to-crude spread topped $100 (HOCL1 Index on Bloomberg) and has moved in close tandem with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE).</p>
<p><a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/bbg%20crack.png?itok=dmSjqSZv" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/bbg%20crack.png?itok=dmSjqSZv"><picture><img data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9e00b2b0-ebb6-4809-a7ed-3e2bbea4b035" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="298" width="500" class="inline-images image-style-inline-images" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/bbg%20crack.png?itok=dmSjqSZv" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /></picture></a></p>
<p>Included in the <em>"<strong>10 Charts That Mattered</strong>"</em> report that Byrne published for clients on Monday is chart No. 9, titled <em>"<strong>Energy &
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[zerohedge-all] Iraq-Syria Pipeline To 'Bypass' Hormuz Likely To Take Four Years, $15BN To Build: <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Iraq-Syria Pipeline To 'Bypass' Hormuz Likely To Take Four Years, $15BN To Build</… show more
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<div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/iraq-syria-pipeline-to-bypass-hormuz-will-take-four-years-15bn-to-build-report"><em>Via The Cradle</em></a></p>
<p>Iraq's plan to build a pipeline to export oil through Syria and partially bypass the Strait of Hormuz will <strong>likely take four years to complete and cost $15 billion</strong>, <i>Reuters</i> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/new-syria-iraq-crude-pipeline-still-years-away-sources-say-2026-08-17/">reported</a> on Monday.</p>
<p>Iraq urgently seeks new outlets for its oil exports, which have plummeted since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US-Israel war on the Islamic Republic that started in February.</p>
<a data-image-external-href="" data-image-href="/s3/files/inline-images/pipelinesnew.jpg?itok=qrxFYV9P" data-link-option="0" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/pipelinesnew.jpg?itok=qrxFYV9P"><picture><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images"><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="bc9cd9f8-5899-4049-acd1-ae0d6e43251f" data-responsive-image-style="inline_images" height="207" src="https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/pipelinesnew.jpg?itok=qrxFYV9P" typeof="foaf:Image" width="500" /><figcaption><em>via Axios</em
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[zerohedge-all] Pentagon Weighing Permanent Smaller US Presence In Gulf (Just Don't Call It Retreat): <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Pentagon Weighing Permanent Smaller US Presence In Gulf (Just Don't Call It Re… show more
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<div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Already US officials have signaled they may just abandon hard-hit bases in the Middle East altogether, in the wake of Iran's retaliation as a result of Operation Epic Fury, and a conflict that's dragged on for nearly six months.</p>
<p>On Tuesday <em>The Washington Post</em> reviews the <strong>damage control underway</strong>, as the Pentagon <strong>'evaluates' its future military footprint</strong>. All of this is framed as if Washington has a choice and full control over the matter, when it seems that all along the Trump administration was woefully underestimating what an Iranian response would look like.</p>
<p data-apitype="text" data-contentid="ZKVNPU7C3ZFPZA6TD7FABQN5HI" data-el="text" dir="null">"The Pentagon is evaluating its military footprint in the Middle East in an early sign of the Iran war’s potential to transform the U.S. presence in the region, according to eight people, including officials and others familiar with the matter," <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/">Washington Post</a> writes.</p>
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